Teaching Philosophy:

My guiding philosophy in teaching classroom and independent study projects continues to be based on the following principles:

We are born to learn. For some of us, however, our learning “muscles” have atrophied. It’s my job to help get those muscles back in shape and to help the student become a life-long learner.

Using natural synergies reinforces associations in both memory and learning.

People are most committed to those things they help create.

No program of study works out of the box. Teaching is a collaborative activity that requires an assessment of the audience’s level, a modeling of the process by which we acquire knowledge, and constant adjustments that keep the flow between student and teacher interesting, rewarding and challenging.

Communication and its related fields are deadline professions. The sooner we learn to deal with that, the better we achieve our goals.

I most enjoy my classes when the students and I are “in sync.” For that to happen I have to be aware of what’s going on in the room, ready to slow things down or speed things up as the need arises. At the end of the day, I want and hope that my students come away with a fundamental understanding of the subject matter and can apply what they’ve learned to new and different situations.